Bharat Arun, although born in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, played first-class cricket for Tamil Nadu at the age of 20. A medium-pacer who can bat a bit lower down the order, Arun had a good f...Full profile

Bharat Arun, although born in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, played first-class cricket for Tamil Nadu at the age of 20. A medium-pacer who can bat a bit lower down the order, Arun had a good first-class record and was also part of Tamil Nadu's Ranji Trophy winning side in 1986-87.

Having been impressed by his show in a practice match against the visiting Sri Lankans, the selectors roped him into the national squad to play against Sri Lanka and he made his international debut in the 1st Test at Kanpur. He also played an ODI in the same series against Sri Lanka, before featuring in another Test match against the same opposition.

His international career did not last long and he played only a total 6 matches for India. However, he continued to played for Tamil Nadu until 1992, before quitting cricket. One of his notable performances with the bat came in a Duleep Trophy game for South Zone against West Zone, when he scored 149, while sharing a 221-run stand for the 7th wicket with WV Raman.

Arun began his coaching career with Tamil Nadu's Ranji side in 2002 and he was in-charge of the side until 2006. Under him, the side reached the final twice. Arun was the chief bowling coach at the National Cricket Academy for a few years, before he became the coach of the India Under-19 squad. He also helped them win the World Cup in 2012. He joined Kings XI Punjab as the assistant coach for IPL-7 and then was named as the bowling coach of India's national cricket team in 2014.